The challenging economic climate businesses have operated in over recent years means we have grown far too accustomed to news of mass job cuts in Nottingham. Recruitment drives are still under way from some companies, but this is set against a backdrop in which many firms say they are having to pare back their operations.
When announcements on proposed redundancies are made, the focus is rightly on the employees affected. But the news coming out of one of Nottingham's proudest and most historic institutions in recent weeks will undoubtedly cause ripples far away from the factory floor.
Boots, boasting a history in Nottingham stretching back to the middle of the 19th century, could end up with none of its products being manufactured in the city. Under current plans, they won't even be manufactured in England, instead being produced at factories in Wales and France.
